Global Banking Markets - Software Engineer, Data Platform - London - Vice President (Fintech)

TL;DR

Software Engineer, Data Platform (Java/Scala): Designing and maintaining a high-performance, scalable data platform for post-trade processing with an accent on low-latency data ingestion and distributed computation. Focus on building AI-powered analytics frameworks and optimizing JVM internals for real-time business-critical data distribution.

Location: Onsite in London, United Kingdom

Company

A leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm founded in 1869.

What you will do

• Design and maintain a high-availability, scalable platform for processing and persisting large volumes of post-trade data.
• Develop reliable data ingestion processes to consume high-volume data from trading and market data systems.
• Create distributed computation infrastructure to run parallelized queries over large-scale datasets.
• Design and develop an AI-powered UI/agent framework to deliver intelligent analytics and insights.
• Collaborate with business, regulatory, and compliance teams to gather requirements and implement new features.

Requirements

• 5-10 years of professional experience developing high-performance, low-latency systems.
• Thorough knowledge of Java, object-oriented programming, data structures, and algorithms.
• Expertise in JVM internals, performance optimization, and concurrency for GC-free real-time operation.
• Experience with distributed stream processing systems handling big data in near real-time.
• Exposure to a stack including HDFS/S3, SingleStore, Kafka, and Flink.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Commitment to diversity and inclusion with numerous opportunities for professional and personal growth.
• Comprehensive training and development opportunities.
• Access to firmwide networks, wellness programs, and mindfulness initiatives.
• Personal finance offerings and a supportive work environment.